Lee's Summit

proper noun

A city in the U.S. state of Missouri and a suburb in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in the U.S. state of Missouri and a suburb in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Origin

Uncertain. Probably named after early settler Dr. Pleasant John Graves Lea.

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APA

Lee's Summit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lee's%20Summit

MLA

“Lee's Summit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lee's%20Summit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lee's Summit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lee's%20Summit.

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